Formation and stability of 1,1- and 1,2-bis(dimethylamido)tetrakis(trimethylsiylmethyl)dimolybdenum(MoMo)
Abstract
The reaction of hexane solutions of 1,2-Mo2Br2-(CH2SiMe3)4 with LiNMe2 and HNMe2 gives 1,1- and 1,2-Mo2(NMe2)2(CH2SiMe3)4, respectively, which, once formed, do not isomerize readily.